Breton's+classroom+quotes

**On Both Sides of the Wall- Vladka Meed "All this commotion will only last a few days, then the whole thing will blow over. They can't possibly deport an entire city."

I truly admire the positive attitude the Jews had while they were forced to live in the ghetto, even if they had to try force themselves to be optimistic. This quote saddens me because the Jews had no idea what their fate was going to be, they only knew that they feared it. I wonder, had people, Jews or not, known how much the persecution would escalade and deteriorate an entire population if more people would have banned together and go against Hitler. The last part of the quote really gets me because the Jews did not believe the Germans could make an entire city move, but the Germans made more than a city move. They deported and uprooted millions of families, friends, and neighbors. It was like the whole world underestimated Hitler and what Germany could do. Sadly, they proved their power by the extinction of millions of Jews.

I agree with you on this. I actually put this as one of my quote. These is how I would have thought of things if I were having to deal with similar obstacles. I would have been the one saying that it wouldn't be possible. That it couldn't get worse. Or even that someone would step in. I guess I put too much faith in people. It is hard to believe that no one stepped in. That no one checked to make sure everything was okay.-Emily T

Its good that the Jews had hope in thinking they all wouldnt have to leave at once. Disappointingly though, the Germans were able to do that and the Jews were not expecting it. They thought it was just a big joke at first but then found out about the reality of the situation. Good thoughts Breton :) -Stephanie O.

Night- Elie Wiesel His glazed, faded eyes looked at me. At last he said in a weary voice: "I've got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He's the only one who's kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people."

Reaction: When I first saw this quote I was taken back by it. I thought, "Hitler is doing horrifying things to the Jews. Why would any Jews have faith in //him//?" It seems to me that the man speaking felt there was no truths left to hold on to except the promises of "keeping the Aryan blood pure" that Hitler professed daily. It was sickening to read. I realized how effective and dangerous the Nazi propaganda was. Hitler brainwashed an entire country and even Jews started to believed his lies.** It's not so much that they believed his lies as they realized that everything he professed in his book he was actually carrying out. He never lied to them - that's the irony - it's just that most people didn't believe he would actually carry it out - the Jews know firsthand that he did. M. Fegan

__Nuremberg Trials- movie__ I thought this movie wonderfully renacted the trial. It gave little bits of information about each of the men on trial, but the man that the movie elaborated more about was Herman Goering. It makes sense because he was practically Hitler's wing man. Herman was a powerful man and very persuasive. He was totally devoted to Hitler and his ideologies. You could start to see how powerful he was because his guard, Tex, really looked up to him in a way. Their relationship started to grow as the trial went on. It was dangerous because Tex was the reason Herman died in his cell. Tex became soft and believed in what Herman said, so when Herman asked him to bring him his suitcase Tex did it. In the suitcase was the little bottle of cyanide, poison that Herman killed himself with. It made me mad that Herman died the way he wanted to. He got what he wanted, even until death. Personally, I think all those men who were involved should have gotten the death penalty. Every little bit of their efforts helped Hitler achieve his sickening goal.

Tex is a fascinating character. Sometime I want to research what happened to him after the war. M. Fegan